We were first shown images and details of Tilta’s BMPCC 4K modular and customizable cage solutions way back in October 2018.
We then saw prototypes in November at Interbee 2018. Well finally, some of those solutions are now actually about to start shipping in mass. Tilta began to ship BMPCC 4K cages in February for pre-order clients, but for those who didn’t pre-order it has been a long wait. I’m not sure why it has taken almost 9 months to get these products to market in serious numbers.
Here is what is finally about to become available:
Tilta BMPCC4K Full Camera Cage (Tactical Finish)
This “full” camera cage provides complete protective armor for the BMPCC 4K camera body while providing several 1/4”-20 and 3/8”-16 mounting points as well as three cold shoe mounting points. The base of the cage also provides several mounting holes when attaching your camera to gimbals to more easily fine tune the balance of your setup.
A variety of different baseplates can be attached to the bottom of the cage, allowing for various rod mounting and optional power supply configurations.
The quick release top handle and various optional side handles can be attached to the cage to provide for different ways to comfortably operate your camera setup.
The Tilta BMPCC4K Full Camera Cage (Tactical Finish) costs $99 USD.
Tilta BMPCC4K – Half Camera Cage (Tactical Color)
The “half” camera cage provides protective armor for around half of the BMPCC 4K camera body while providing several 1/4”-20 and 3/8”-16 mounting points as well as two cold shoe mounting points. The base of the cage also provides several mounting holes when attaching your camera to gimbals to more easily fine tune the balance of your setup.
A variety of different baseplates can be attached to the bottom of the cage, allowing for various rod mounting and optional power supply configurations.
The quick release top handle and various optional side handles can be attached to the cage to provide for different ways to comfortably operate your camera setup.
The Tilta BMPCC4K – Half Camera Cage (Tactical Color) is $69 USD.
Side Focus Handle Type I (F970 Battery) – Tilta Gray
The side handle slides onto the base of the half and full Tiltaing camera cages. A battery port on the bottom of the handle allows you to use a Sony F970 battery to power the Nucleus Nano motor via the 8V Micro-USB power output. A 12V DC output is also integrated into the handle.
A built-in finger wheel allows you to control the Nucleus Nano motor and a run/stop button allows you to control the record start/stop function of your camera through an optional Nucleus-Nano R/S cable (for cameras that support this function).
The handle also has an integrated Samsung T5 SSD card holder.
The Tilta BMPCC4K – Side Focus Handle With R/S F970 Battery (Tilta Gray) is $229 USD.
Side Focus Handle Type I (F570 Battery) – Tilta Gray
The side handle slides onto the base of the half and full Tiltaing camera cages. A battery port on the bottom of the handle allows you to use a Sony F570 battery to power the Nucleus Nano motor via the 8V Micro-USB power output. A 12V DC output is also integrated into the handle.
A built-in finger wheel allows you to control the Nucleus Nano motor and a run/stop button allows you to control the record start/stop function of your camera through an optional Nucleus-Nano R/S cable (for cameras that support this function).
The Side Focus Handle Type I (F570 Battery) – Tilta Gray retails for $199 USD.
Rubber Side Handle – Tilta Gray
The side handle slides onto the base of the half and full Tiltaing camera cages to provide a comfortable, ergonomic way to hold and operate your camera.
The Tilta BMPCC4K – Rubber Metal Side Handle (Tilta Grey) is $89 USD.
Side Focus Handle Type I (LP-E6 Battery) – Tilta Gray
This side handle slides onto the base of the half and full Tiltaing camera cages. A battery port on the bottom of the handle allows you to use a Canon LP-E6 battery to power the Nucleus Nano motor via the 8V Micro-USB power output. A 12V DC output is also integrated into the handle.
A built-in finger wheel allows you to control the Nucleus Nano motor and a run/stop button allows you to control the record start/stop function of your camera through an optional Nucleus-Nano R/S cable (for cameras that support this function).
The Side Focus Handle Type I (LP-E6 Battery) – Tilta Gray is $199 USD.
15mm LWS Baseplate Type I
The 15mm LWS baseplate easily slides onto the base of the Tiltaing half and full camera cages. It provides 15mm LWS rod holders to allow you to attach rod-based accessories and is compatible with Tilta-standard dovetails.
The Tilta BMPCC4K 15mm LWS Baseplate (Tactical Finish) is $119 USD.
Quick Release Top Handle
The quick-release top handle easily and securely attaches to the top of the half and full Tiltaing camera cages. It provides several 1/4”-20 and 3/8”-16 mounting points as well as one cold shoe mounting point on the front and one on the back of the handle.
The Quick Release Top Handle costs $79 USD.
Too late?
The BMPCC 4K was announced way back in April 2018, and even though the camera took forever to start shipping, a lot of BMPCC 4K users have already bought cage solutions for their cameras.
It will be interesting to see if BMPCC 4K owners will be prepared to swap over existing cage solutions they already have for Tilta’s options.
